Electoral constituency in the Khomas region of central Namibia
Katutura Central constituency (red) in the Khomas Region (yellow)
Katutura Central is a constituency in the Khomas Region of Namibia, comprising the extensions 2–5 and 7–11 of Windhoek's suburb Katutura.[1] Katutura is a township that was founded by the then apartheid government of Namibia for black people in the 1950s, when the previous township, Old Location, was converted into the suburb Hochland Park.[2]
Katutura Central had a population of 24,608 in 2011, up from 21,243 in 2001.[3] As of 2020[update], it has 19,340 registered voters.[4] The majority of households in this constituency are headed by women. 74% of the employed residents work for other people (as gardeners or house keepers) instead of for companies.[5]
^Matundu-Tjiparuro, Mae (28 February 2011). "Khomas Region, a constitutional, political and geographical hybrid". Focus on: Khomas Region. supplement to New Era. p. 3.
^"History of Old Location and Katutura". Namibweb. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
^"Khomas 2011 Census Regional Profile" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^"Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^Kapitako, Alvine (12 November 2010). "ELECTIONS 2010: Khomas Region profile". New Era. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011.
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Corporation). Katutura Community Radio: Broadcasts on 106.2 FM in Windhoek. A community radio station based in a Windhoek suburb - Katutura. Kudu FM Omulunga...
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Veronica Street Cemetery in the Ludwigsdorf suburb Katutura Cemetery in Claudius Kandovazu Street, Katutura Old Location Cemetery (opened 1927), an extension...
socialist and communist parties, SWAPO is governed by a politburo and a central committee. The party leadership is advised by a youth league, a women's...
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private and government schools in the country. A. Shipena Secondary School, Katutura, Windhoek, Khomas Region A. A. Denk Memorial School, Kalkrand, Hardap Region...
wife, he tripped on the stairs and lost consciousness. He was rushed to Katutura State Hospital, where he remained in a coma until his death two weeks later...
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Energy, Omulunga Radio, West Coast FM, etc.) and community (UNAM Radio, Katutura Community Radio, etc.) receiving licences. Most of these stations broadcast...
54. Kerina lived in Windhoek's Katutura suburb. In 2019, the City of Windhoek named former Bahnhof Street in the central business district after him in...
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